
 
LYDIA SECKALA 
 
8 N. 15
TH
 Street  ▪  Franklin, NY  11115 
 
222-421-3333                                                                                                      appraisal@net.net 
 
 
 
 
LICENSURE 
 
CERTIFIED 
RESIDENTIAL 
APPRAISER 
 
State of New York 1996 
 
LICENSED 
APPRAISER 
 
State of New York 1993 
 
QUALIFICATIONS 
 
•  Review Appraisal 
 
•  Mortgage Banking 
 
•  Professional Home 
Inspection for 
Licensing  
 
 
•  Commercial Appraisals  
 
 
•  Gross Income 
Multipliers  
 
 
•  Income Capitalization  
 
•  Highest & Best Use 
 
 
•  Environmental Issues  
 
•  Physical Depreciation  
 
 
•  Manufactured Housing  
 
 
•  New Construction 
 
 
•  Property Inspection 
 
 
•  Building Components  
 
•  Depreciation 
 
•  Streamlined Reporting 
Options 
 
A
PPRAISAL REVIEWER 
 
▪  Expert in reviewing work to multiple guidelines including FNMA, Freddie 
Mac, Appraisal Institute, GAAR, Lender Portfolio & other Mortgage 
Underwriting Guidelines, Private Investors, B-C Paper and REITs. 
 
▪  Propelled Seckala Appraisal from startup into a viable, competitive and 
prestigious Appraisal Review organization serving well known corporations 
such as First Finance and Biltons and others throughout the nation.   
 
▪  Appointed to the State of New York’s Review Appraiser Committee by the 
Secretary of State; among eight Review Appraisers statewide selected to 
serve on this prominent and influential committee.  
 
▪  Founded the Local Appraisers’ Organization; expertise, professional 
standing and solid principles warranted the respect of peers and led to the 
development of the organization. 
 
PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE 
 
SECKALA APPRAISAL & CONSULTING, LLC, Franklin, NY 
Review Appraiser, Owner & Founder     1993-Present 
 
LAKE STONE, Smith, NY
General Manager       1989-1993 
 
VALLEY INVESTMENTS, LLC, Smith, NY
President        1987-1989 
 
ALLENTON PROCESS SERVERS, LLC, Boyd, NY 
Owner & Founder       1982-1987 
  
AFFILIATIONS  
 
Appraisal Institute, Member, 2004 
 
Cuyahoga County Board of Realtors, Affiliate Director, 2004 
 
New York Realtors Association, Member, 1998-Present 
 
National Association of Realtors, Member, 1998-Present 
 
Cuyahoga County Appraisers Association, Director, 1998-Present 
 
State of New York Real Estate Appraisers Application Advisory Committee, 
Member, 1998-Present 
 
 
 
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